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Kaisernetwork.org recently posted another installment of the ongoing "Today's Topics in Health Disparities" series of webcasts.

The FDA has started development on a MedWatch/Plus/Portal that will aim to be a fully automated system with current data.

A new "Smart Card" project in development by the IAEA will aim to keep track of how much radiation patients are exposed to.

Mary Gallagher, MD, Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Temple University School of Medicine, discusses pain management.

Pain can be intense and difficult to tolerate in the short-term, such as labor pains and kidney stone impaction, or chronic and long-term, such as low back pain.

A study in JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, shows that black patients were 30 percent lee likely to receive specialized heart procedures in comparison to white patients.

Pregnancy Q&A with Peter Boylan, MD, obstetrician for Holles Street, on the benefits of home vs. hospital births.

Charles Young, MD, Editor, BMJ Clinical Evidence, Editor in Chief of BMJ In Practice, discusses evidence-based information in medicine.

Jeanne Farnan, MD, from the University of Chicago Internal Medicine Residency Program, knows what she's talking about when it comes to interviewing. She's a dedicated faculty interviewer for the medical school and is on the internship selection committee for the Department of Medicine. Pay attention to this one!

Health Commentary with Dr. Mike Magee: a quick history of trans-fats. More information at HealthCommentary.org.

Dr. Joe Holley, an emergency medicine doctor , discusses issues related to sever winter weather, including hypothermia. BMHCC. Memphis, TN.

Dr. M. Bruce Shields, MD at the Yale Eye Center discusses the diagnosis and state-of-the-art treatment of glaucoma.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has developed a new incentive program for EHRs.

The low rate of participation in clinical trials among the African American patient community is a well-known and continuing problem.

Throughout history, the public's pursuit of good health has, in the absence of scientific method or even common sense, motivated the creation of some downright ridiculous medical devices.

A brief guide to the must-have gadgets for you and your loved ones this holiday season.

Tablet PCs are computers powered by Windows operating systems that support functionality for input using digitizing screens designed to interact with a complementary pen.

More than ever before, healthcare professionals are strapped for time.

If you watch television and you haven’t started using a digital video recorder yet, you need to take a closer look at what this gadget can do for your life.

The Clinical Simulation Center at MU is using advanced technology to provide a realistic learning environment for anesthesiology residents, via a medical mannequin.

Patient-centered medical home is the key.

The latest research from Dr. Costas Karageorghis's 20-year-old program shows that music can increase physical endurance.

Family physicians implement the most up-to-date treatments and technologies. Family physicians are using the latest tools when it comes to information technology, including electronic health records that have the ability to access and communicate clinical information, resulting in high-quality, safe and affordable health care.

Percutaneous closure of the patent foramen ovale (PFO) can be accomplished within 15 minutes using only fl uoroscopy for guidance. Local anesthesia and femoral vein puncture in the groin with a 9 French catheter can achieve about a 90% complete closure rate when the Amplatzer® PFO Occluder is used. Complications are extremely rare and physical restrictions are unnecessary starting a couple of hours after the intervention. Aspirin and clopidogrel (Plavix) are typically prescribed for a few months after the procedure, and the therapy concludes with transesophageal echocardiography at follow-up approximately 6 months later.

Migraines, including those with aura, are common and generally benign, affecting between 10% and 15% of the population.

Although Health 2.0 resources offer tremendous opportunities to patients and physicians, they also provide some great risks for healthcare providers.

Last year, I promised myself not to accept waiting in line for the iPhone "classic" and was fortunate enough to sneak into an Apple store late one night to purchase one without any hassles.

When physicians first realize they are being sued for malpractice, they feel %u201Cshame, anger, depression, a loss of control, and a crisis of confidence."